"Psychedelic, genre-bending music." -- Stereogum
Big Walnuts Yonder are streaming their forthcoming debut
full length ahead of release starting today via Consequence of Sound. Hear and
share the full album HERE. (Direct Soundcloud.)
Big Walnuts Yonder is bassist/vocalist Mike Watt (Minutemen,
The Stooges), guitarist Nels Cline (Wilco, Nels Cline Singers), drummer Greg
Saunier (Deerhoof) and guitarist/vocalist Nick Reinhart (Tera Melos). It is not
a supergroup. "It's worlds colliding," says Mike Watt.
Four exceptional musicians whose work spans multiple genres
and generations, Big Walnuts Yonder is a monumental endeavor that's more than
the sum of its parts. The results are a truly epic album defying
categorization, where one might hear elements of proto-punk, free jazz, power
pop, experimental music, psych-rock and your first teenage acid trip all in
one.
The album was recorded in just 3 days in summer 2014 in Brooklyn, NY
with producer and former Pere Ubu bassist Tony Maimone engineering at his Studio
G. "It was this concentrated sort of freakout," Saunier says.
"We basically had to invent a new band on the spot. And, people might have
a stereotype of what each person does, but we all showed up to do what we're
prevented from doing in other groups." The band would play through each
song a couple of times to make up parts, then hit record. "Nels can
improvise with anything," Watt notes. "It was trippy to watch the
huge pedal dance! Both those guys have like 35 pedals each. And, Greg's not
just a drummer man, he's incredible." The album's 10 tracks were recorded
primarily live with very few overdubs. Although Big Walnuts Yonder was created
under somewhat spontaneous circumstances, the group endeavored to ensure the
album wouldn't sound like a jam session. "It was very clear among
us," Saunier notes: "Let's not overindulge and make it a 'musician's
recording'."
Asked how he might describe Big Walnuts Yonder, Cline
succinctly nails it on the head: "It's sick. It has an extreme quality and
kicks ass."
Big Walnuts Yonder features a cover illustration by punk art
legend Raymond Pettibon. The album will be available on LP, CD and download on
May 5th, 2017 via Sargent House. Physical pre-orders are available at
bigwalnutsyonder.hellomerch.com and at iTunes HERE.
Artist: Big Walnuts Yonder
Album: Big Walnuts Yonder
Label: Sargent House
Release Date: May 5th, 2017
01. All Against All
02. Sponge Bath
03. Flare Star Phantom
04. I Got Marty Feldman Eyes
05. Raise the Drawbridges?
06. Ready to Pop!
07. Forgot to Brush
08. Rapid Driver Moon Inhaler
09. Pud
10. Heat Melter
On the Web:
facebook.com/bigwalnutsyonder
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